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Ross Barbour

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Unidentified explosion
« on: March 13, 2014, 10:25:18 PM »
I have this growing in the garden and am very curious as to what it might be. I think it is from division 11. Its quite large.

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Re: Unidentified explosion
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2014, 11:20:17 PM »
Looks familar, Ross - though I'm struggling.....
  some thoughts:

'Dick Wilden' is similar.... http://www.rvroger.co.uk/imglib/narcissus_dick_wilden.jpg

green/virussed 'Irene Copeland'  http://www.flickr.com/photos/chanwu/2449761193/# - heading the  way of yours.  :>)

You can see a more usual 'Irene Copeland' on this page : http://croft16daffodils.co.uk/products-page/division-4-double-daffodils-of-garden-origin/ but it's a two-tone white /yellow, of course.
On that same page, see also the old  hybrid " Butter and eggs' - but again yours is more a yellow/yellow..... :-\ 
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Re: Unidentified explosion
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2014, 11:22:40 PM »
'Argent ' is another similar form - wrong colour again .......
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Re: Unidentified explosion
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2014, 11:29:11 PM »
 Might it be a double Narcissus obvallaris -   usually it is not so split but I found this page which shows how it can really split wildly.....
http://goweros.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/derwydd-daffodil.html 

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Re: Unidentified explosion
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2014, 07:25:38 AM »
It looks to me like our old friend, 'Van Sion' - Telamonius Plenus
http://daffseek.org/query/query-detail.php?cultivar=Telamonius%20Plenus&lastpage=1&which=hist1
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Re: Unidentified explosion
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2014, 11:34:02 AM »
It looks to me like our old friend, 'Van Sion' - Telamonius Plenus
http://daffseek.org/query/query-detail.php?cultivar=Telamonius%20Plenus&lastpage=1&which=hist1
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Could be , fermi - but that's a daff which seems to be so hugely variable that it's tough to pin down. I thought it "mostly" had a tendency to be more regular, symmetrical ?
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Re: Unidentified explosion
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2014, 06:54:41 AM »
Maggi,
I think it "mostly" has a tendency to be variable ;D
One of the first doubles I ever saw and so it still has a place in my heart,
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Re: Unidentified explosion
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2014, 03:02:50 PM »
I have this growing in the garden and am very curious as to what it might be. I think it is from division 11. Its quite large.

Quite a number of truly horrible daffodils have appeared in these pages, so the competition is fierce. Nevertheless, this easily takes first prize.
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His was a long life - lived well.

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Re: Unidentified explosion
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2014, 10:00:14 PM »
Well said Gerry. ;D
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Re: Unidentified explosion
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2014, 08:08:55 PM »
How very dare you Gerry, I have some more that would beat this one and I may well just post them so I can imagine your horrified face. Tee hee hee  ;D
« Last Edit: March 18, 2014, 07:45:57 PM by Ross Barbour »

 


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